Daily Links 10/23/2012: Tax incentives aimed at bringing Oracle jobs to PA ready for Corbett's signature

Follow @phillytechnews

Tax incentive to lure software maker Oracle to Pennsylvania awaits Gov. Corbett's signature (Philadelphia Inquirer)

SAP, Oracle negotiations: It's complicated (ZDNet)

SAP’s Gilroy bullish on channel growth (ChannelBuzz.ca)

Ametek raises full-year profit forecast again
(Reuters)
Also announces it will buy Micro-Poise Measurement Systems for $170 million.

Tely Labs Dials Up New Video Conferencing Solution for Business With Strategic Investments From Comcast Ventures and Rogers Venture Partners (Marketwire)

Comcast forms CoMPASS team to develop next generation user interfaces (FierceCable)


McSlarrow Getting New Operational Post At Comcast/NBCU: Sources (Multichannel News)

Netflix's third-quarter earnings tumble amid global expansion (LA Times)
Netflix shares down 16% in after hours.

Comcast, NBC and the NHL lockout (Philadelphia Inquirer: Broad Street Bull)

Zagster Raises $1,000,000 to Accelerate National Rollout of Bike Sharing Programs for Hotels, Employers and Real Estate Managers (Marketwire)
Now based in Cambridge, MA, Zagster was originally founded in Philadelphia as CityRyde.

InterDigital’s Standardized M2M Technologies Power Multi-Vendor Machine-to-Machine Demonstrations and Interoperability Testing at ETSI Forum (Business Wire)

Healthcare IT venture capital and M&A hold strong in Q3 2012 (Healthcare Finance News)



permalink

Daily Links 7/11/2011: Philadelphia Media Network to offer Android tablets, launches new media venture incubator

Philly Papers to Sell Android Tablets (Ad Week)

Philadelphia Daily News to become ‘loud, irreverent, fun tabloid’ (Poynter)
Philadelphia Media Network also announces launch of "Project Liberty", incubator for new media ventures in cooperation with Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Drexel, the Knight Foundation, and DreamIt Ventures.

VCA Antech, Inc. to Acquire MediMedia Animal Health, LLC Unit of MediMedia USA Inc. (Business Wire)
Yardley-based animal health marketing data & communications firm Vetstreet sells for $146 million.

Halma Buys Avo Photonics For Initial Cash Consideration of $9 Million (Dow Jones via Fox Business)
Also potential for additional $11 million payout.


Cisco Set-Top Plant Is for Sale (Light Reading Cable)
Is Cisco considering exiting the business entirely?

After early zeal, TV networks pull back Web series (AP via Boston Globe)

NHL Hands Extensive Ad Sales Responsibilities Over To NBCU (paidContent)

Guess what? Netflix won’t buy Hulu
(Gigaom: NewTeeVee)

TripAdvisor Buys Once-Popular Facebook App Where I’ve Been (All Things Digital)
Where I've Been was actually started by Craig Ulliott when he was in Philadelphia before he got funded and moved to Chicago.

ShopRunner takes to the streets
The shipping service soon will launch a mobile app aimed at shoppers in stores. (Internet Retailer)
ShopRunner is one of the ventures spun out from GSI Commerce prior to its acquisition by EBay and is part of Michael Rubin's new ecommerce holdings.

SAP creates 100 jobs in Ireland to expand technical and R&D functions (Computer Weekly)



permalink

Daily Links 4/20/2011: Will SunGard bid on Blackboard?

Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started? (Silicon Alley Insider)


NBC Sports Chief Says Network Will Make Money on $2 Billion NHL Deal (The Hollywood Reporter)

Comcast SportsNet pilots NBC O&O plan (Variety)

TiVo soars on ruling in Dish Network case
Dish to seek Supreme Court review of decision (MarketWatch)

Blackboard: Who Are The Buyers? (Forbes: The Tech Trade)
Some analysts name SunGard (with its SunGard Higher Education unit) as a potential bidder. I tend to think that its highly leveraged capital structure might limit SunGard's ability to act, given the multiple Blackboard will command, but suppose if they really want to do it they might be able to find a way to finance it.
Internet Capital Group of Wayne was a significant investor in Blackboard, although it divested its remaining interest last year.
(Update: Missed this announcement from a couple of weeks ago on SunGard/Blackboard partnership, though its not something to read too much into.)

Pearson and SunGard Higher Education Integrate Pearson LearningStudio SaaS-based LMS with the Banner Student and Luminis Platform Solutions (SunGard Press Release)
Interesting, though certainly coincidental, timing.

Hewlett-Packard Hires Homlish of SAP as Chief Marketing Officer (Bloomberg)

All change in SAP's on-demand leadership (ZDNet Blogs)

Gartner Says Worldwide Business Intelligence, Analytics and Performance Management Software Market Surpassed the $10 Billion Mark in 2010 (Gartner Press Release)

Philly Controller's Office devises an app for reporting waste and fraud (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Gov. Christie says he has 'grave concerns' about bill to deregulate basic phone service (NJ.com)



permalink

Daily Links 4/19/2011: Comcast, NHL reach 10-year deal reported to be worth $2 billion

NBC Sports, NHL Reach New TV Deal (Hollywood Reporter)
Press conference planned for 1pm ET.

Comcast Extends U.S. NHL Rights; Deal Said to Reach $2 Billion (Bloomberg)

With $4 Million From Comcast, Fwix Launches Its Own Open Places Databases (TechCrunch)

Sprint to pay Clearwire $1 billion for wireless services in new pricing deal (AP via Washington Post)

Sprint & Clearwire Kiss & Make Up. But Where’s WiMAX? (Gigaom)

Sprint/LightSquared Deal Expected Soon (Light Reading Mobile)

Symphony Technology Buys Drug Info Co. ImpactRx From VCs (Dow Jones LBO Wire)
Mt Laurel-based ImpactRX had previously raised about $37.5 million from VCs.

SAP’s Wookey Departure: Much Ado About Nothing (ASUG News)

Wolfram|Alpha & DuckDuckGo Conspire to Eat Google's Lunch (Search Engine Watch)

Gruber ruminates on Apple's cloud (The Unofficial Apple Weblog)

Phillies Science Day at the Ballpark: Robot to Throw First Pitch Tomorrow?! (Geekadelphia)



permalink

Daily Links 3/7/2011: Comcast launches Spanish version of Xfinity TV

Comcast seeks edge in Hispanic market with website (Reuters)

EXCLUSIVE: NBC and Versus Join To Make History for NHL
Ad campaign to promote Stanley Cup playoffs to air on both networks (Broadcasting & Cable)

Comcast Explores Network DVRs (Light Reading Cable)

Canoe Docks With Donovan
Donovan Data Systems to Integrate Canoe's Interactive TV Response Data (Multichannel News)

NetSuite embarks on richer reseller program (ZDNet Blogs)

Salesforce.com, The Next Oracle?: Careful What You Wish For. (Wall Street Journal: MarketBeat)

A Beginner’s Guide to SAPanese (ASUG News)


Time for a results-oriented city budget (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Op Ed column by Philly City Councilman Bill Green.

Instem Acquires Cambridge-Based BioWisdom; Leader in Delivering Healthcare Intelligence Solutions (Business Wire)
Price of $1.5 to $2.4 million, according to British press reports. Instem's US headquarters is in Conshohocken.

This time, human beats computer (Philadelphia Inquirer)



permalink

Daily Links 2/10/2011: NBC, Versus said to have inside track on NHL deal

Costs drag down GSI Commerce 4Q earnings by 32 pct (Bloomberg)

NBC, Versus have inside track on NHL deal (SI.com: Red Light)

Mobile payment startup builds buzz through causes (Reuters)
On Philly's Xipwire.

Sprint in 'Good' Talks With Clearwire on Financing (Light Reading Cable)

Cisco Cable Set-Top Sales Tumble Again
Vendor Pins Turnaround Hopes on 'Videoscape' Converged TV Strategy (Multichannel News)

Arris Revenue Falls On Weaker Sales To Comcast, TWC
Revenue Drops 11.3% for Fourth Quarter of 2010, Income Plummets 66% (Multichannel News)

Verizon iPhone Lines Inversely Proportional to Verizon iPhone Rumors (All Things Digital: Digital Daily)

Dish Network stock jumps amid talk of AT&T bid (LA Times)

Phila. Early Stage Venture Showcase report (Philadelphia Business
Journal)

Pulse Electronics Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter Results
(Business Wire)

ENIAC Day to celebrate dedication of Penn’s historic computer (Penn Current)




permalink